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that's part of the reason why katrina was able to be forgotten. it was hitting down in new orleans it's not d.c. or new york. it's not when the political and media power brokers live and work and have to ride the transit. >> today, the sixth anniversary of katrina. while there are those who say, maybe the media hypes this stuff, there's a real case for saying, you just can't be too prepared for crisis of these magnitude when you saw the devastation that that city is still trying to dig out from. >> i agree, matt. but i'm more with tim on this one. i would give the politicians an a on hurricane irene, and i would give the media a b-minus. i think we were guilty of playing it a little bit too big and what's unfortunate about that, i do think that we could have confirmed this, you know, views, critics of the media have, we are navel gazing, a problem in new york, or washington, it's a disaster for the world. the coverage tended to confirm that. >> imogene, your thoughts, six years after katrina? something that must have been, i think you were in the
that's part of the reason why katrina was able to be forgotten. it was hitting down in new orleans it's not d.c. or new york. it's not when the political and media power brokers live and work and have to ride the transit. >> today, the sixth anniversary of katrina. while there are those who say, maybe the media hypes this stuff, there's a real case for saying, you just can't be too prepared for crisis of these magnitude when you saw the devastation that that city is still trying to dig...
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five years after katrina, a new group of innovative entrepreneurs is leading the city in an effort to reinvent itself as a creative economy. >> we're passionate. >> my name is kyle burner. i am the crea tor and ceo of field goods flip-flops. >> my name is sima sudan and i candy knitwear. >> i'm the co-founder and president of the receivables eke change. >> reporter: five years after the devastation from hurricane katrina, new orleans is experiencing a renaissance. and small business owners are leading the way. >> new orleans is becong this national laboratory of a next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. >> it's created sort of an interesting synergy of, you know, committed natives as well as these very enterprising idealistic newcomers. >> those that n stayed in new orleans like matt wisdom and ken percell were considered pioneers. >> it felt like the wild west. and it made us feel like pioneers rebuilding something from the ground up.od >> when everybody was fleeing the city and businesses were closing left and right and the news was piling on about who was leaving town next? i s
five years after katrina, a new group of innovative entrepreneurs is leading the city in an effort to reinvent itself as a creative economy. >> we're passionate. >> my name is kyle burner. i am the crea tor and ceo of field goods flip-flops. >> my name is sima sudan and i candy knitwear. >> i'm the co-founder and president of the receivables eke change. >> reporter: five years after the devastation from hurricane katrina, new orleans is experiencing a renaissance....
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of katrina. >> it is, indeed. >> indeed. and fema, the department of homeland security, we handle these things so differently now in part because of the painful lessons learned post katrina, but one of the key lessons is that you cannot prepare for a disaster after it has actually happened. you have to be in place and ready to go that first 72 hours. >> and so you are saying that was the issue with katrina that in fact people were not prepared and hence the terrible devastation, destruction and indeed death occurred that time around. >> i think that the analyses after the fact showed that, yeah, the slowness in response, and that is not just katrina, but in any disaster slow innocence response c -- slowness in response can lead to more damage and loss of life, and that is why you have to be leaning forward as the president said, and be prepared and work so har with the cities and the towns and the states training and exercising to make sure they have the equipment they need. because they have the lead on these things. we com
of katrina. >> it is, indeed. >> indeed. and fema, the department of homeland security, we handle these things so differently now in part because of the painful lessons learned post katrina, but one of the key lessons is that you cannot prepare for a disaster after it has actually happened. you have to be in place and ready to go that first 72 hours. >> and so you are saying that was the issue with katrina that in fact people were not prepared and hence the terrible...
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to observe the fifth anniversary of katrina and also has that big middle eastern summit when he gets back to washington next week, as well. >> good to know. >>> tulane officials are giving advice to the 33 miners trapped underground. keep your spirits up and your weight down. they told the miners they may not be rescued until christmas and they took that news calmly. they are sending them fresh clothes and medications. their waistlines have to be no bigger than 35 inches so they can make it out of the tunnel. the miners already have lost more than 20 pounds each during their stay underground. >>> millions of fresh eggs being produced that center of a massive egg recall may not end up in the garbage after all, but on your dinner table. those eggs pasteurized to rid them of any salmonella and then be sold as liquid eggs or put in other products such as mayonnaise or ice cream. it addresses some of the issues brought about by this egg recall. john dingle introduced the food safety enhancement act that passed the house but still working its way through senate. sir, good morning. explain
to observe the fifth anniversary of katrina and also has that big middle eastern summit when he gets back to washington next week, as well. >> good to know. >>> tulane officials are giving advice to the 33 miners trapped underground. keep your spirits up and your weight down. they told the miners they may not be rescued until christmas and they took that news calmly. they are sending them fresh clothes and medications. their waistlines have to be no bigger than 35 inches so they...
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i remember doing katrina. i had to basically not threaten people, basically say, look, if you're going to decide to stay, you better have an ax with you so that you can go up to your, in your attic and then chop out in case the water comes up. that kind of got people's attention and stimulated them to move, but they really need to understand the reality of it before they move, unfortunately. >> back in new orleans, maybe three, four weeks ago and saw parts of the city they're doing absolutely fantastic and parts of it that are still really suffering and have not been rebuilt. they're not expecting, we're not below sea level here, the kind of devastation obviously, that you folks saw, because of katrina, but what should people really be prepared for, and do you think that there are lessons learned from katrina that can make this one not so bad? not so painful? >> there are tons of lessons that were learned. i can see fema is better prepared. prepositioning supplies, water and ice and what have you. i think that
i remember doing katrina. i had to basically not threaten people, basically say, look, if you're going to decide to stay, you better have an ax with you so that you can go up to your, in your attic and then chop out in case the water comes up. that kind of got people's attention and stimulated them to move, but they really need to understand the reality of it before they move, unfortunately. >> back in new orleans, maybe three, four weeks ago and saw parts of the city they're doing...
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we are calling this the brain game folks that came here after katrina who decided to make katrina their home. they were so touched by what they saw and so touched by the work and the resilience of the people in this community that they decided to stay here and put a stake on the ground. >> you hit the nail on the head, sir, thanks for joining us. i do appreciate it. >>> on a different note, if you feel like somebody is watching you, you may be right, at least if you're in california or eight western states. they're able to place a gps device on your car and track your movements without your knowledge. that's the ruling by the u.s. court of appeals. adam cohen joins me now and he wrote the article on this. explain how this is possible that the ninth circuit ruled that it is okay for someone to sneak on your property and put a tracking device on your vehicle without your knowledge. >> the fourth amendment protects you against unreasonable searches the question was in this case, is it unreasonable for the police to come on to your property and put a gps on your car and the ninth circuit co
we are calling this the brain game folks that came here after katrina who decided to make katrina their home. they were so touched by what they saw and so touched by the work and the resilience of the people in this community that they decided to stay here and put a stake on the ground. >> you hit the nail on the head, sir, thanks for joining us. i do appreciate it. >>> on a different note, if you feel like somebody is watching you, you may be right, at least if you're in...
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that university opened five months after hurricane katrina. tonight, mayor mitch landrieu will host a commemoration ceremony, candles lit to remember those who died in the tragedy. from here in new orleans to the coastline of mississippi, many communities are on different roads to recovery, but some areas faring better than others. recovery process in new orleans has been helped by $16.7 billion in federal funds for the region. by the many people who lv thoves city, including the author who wrote the book on new orleans, why new orleans matters, and he took me on a tour of the hardest hit neighborhoods and introduced me to some of his friends along the way. so, tom, this is the 17th street canal? >> here is where one of the most serious breaches happened during katrina. if you visited this place two or three months after the storm, four months after the storm, six months after the storm it looked like a -- truly like a war zone. just destruction every place, smashed houses, overturned cars. >> reporter: how jarring of a contrast is it to have
that university opened five months after hurricane katrina. tonight, mayor mitch landrieu will host a commemoration ceremony, candles lit to remember those who died in the tragedy. from here in new orleans to the coastline of mississippi, many communities are on different roads to recovery, but some areas faring better than others. recovery process in new orleans has been helped by $16.7 billion in federal funds for the region. by the many people who lv thoves city, including the author who...
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"the big uneasy" is coming out on the fifth anniversary of katrina. is that at all a vote of confidence in the hurricane protection since 2005, is that how we should read that. >> not at all. i'm a resident of new orleans because i love new orleans. made the film because we so glibly use the storm or hurricane katrina in what happened here. what i do is track the two independent investigations that painstakingly established beyond controversy that this was a man-made event, that in the words of one of the investigators the greatest man-made engineering catastrophes, since chernobyl. it was entirely preventable. and we have a whistle blower from inside the corps of engineers who is saying many of the sameistakes are being made. >> let's talk about these new and improved systems because the army corps says 15 billion has been spent in levee reconstruction. do you think what they have done ask really a israelrealistic protection when we all know that these levees can't sustain anything above a cat 3 storm. >> we know they couldn't sustain anything above
"the big uneasy" is coming out on the fifth anniversary of katrina. is that at all a vote of confidence in the hurricane protection since 2005, is that how we should read that. >> not at all. i'm a resident of new orleans because i love new orleans. made the film because we so glibly use the storm or hurricane katrina in what happened here. what i do is track the two independent investigations that painstakingly established beyond controversy that this was a man-made event, that...
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after being obliterated by a direct hit from hurricane katrina with the 30-foot storm surge, katrina killed 50 people here. destroyed 95% of the homes, all of the businesses and city property and all of the tax base. today, while manied byes have rebuilt, there are still no grocery store. the town population is down 35%. and once bus. ing neighborhoods near the coast are empty fields. >> my roof was down there on top of those palm trees. >> reporter: mike and alece easterday rebuild their home, but few neighbors returned. >> that took a while. we miss the people who lived here before. you know, never before has something happened to this extent. >> reporter: for mayor longo, that, too is the saddest part. >> everywhere i see a slab that was a home that was a family that i knew intimately that i know that either passed away in the storm or are not here. >> reporter: to the east in biloxi, where 52 people were killed, recovery began earlier thanked to tax revenues from the casinos. the bridges and many businesses have been rebuilt. but there are still concrete slabs where nearly 50 his
after being obliterated by a direct hit from hurricane katrina with the 30-foot storm surge, katrina killed 50 people here. destroyed 95% of the homes, all of the businesses and city property and all of the tax base. today, while manied byes have rebuilt, there are still no grocery store. the town population is down 35%. and once bus. ing neighborhoods near the coast are empty fields. >> my roof was down there on top of those palm trees. >> reporter: mike and alece easterday rebuild...
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katrina is dead. we'd prefer you didn't speak to media because you're hurting our chances to get federal dollars. and that was the bottom line, they nickelled and dimed it until eventually they fired me. and the worst thing was they couldn't tell me why. >> now, i talked to garland robinette, the man who's seen as the voice of new orleans, and he says that the army corps of engineers, in his opinion, is so powerful and so immune, if you will, to the critics, to the reports, and to the sidestepping of repairing the levee system. excuse me. do you agree with that? >> oh, 100%. even though the repairs are row bu robust, we don't have the protection that we need. in many locations we've still got the old eye walls that fell down. we've got pump stations that we know the pumps don't work properly. and levees that are just too low because of their flawed science. >> is it a lack of funding that's keeping this from changing the situation, changing -- i was out at the 17th street canal. you see the new area,
katrina is dead. we'd prefer you didn't speak to media because you're hurting our chances to get federal dollars. and that was the bottom line, they nickelled and dimed it until eventually they fired me. and the worst thing was they couldn't tell me why. >> now, i talked to garland robinette, the man who's seen as the voice of new orleans, and he says that the army corps of engineers, in his opinion, is so powerful and so immune, if you will, to the critics, to the reports, and to the...
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that picture is new orleans after katrina. government small enough to drown. it articulates the real word consequences of that kind of governance, and there are lots of republicans that say the same thing, of course when it's their own district or state that will drown and then they will run to the federal government for help. thankfully in a sea of hypocrites, there is always the last honest man unafraid to hold to his most extreme views in the most extreme circumstances, ron paul. >> fema is only about 30 or 40 years, and i don't know how old. the worst disaster we had was in my district in galveston in 1900. before fema, the people built the city and built a seawall and survived without fema. it should be like 1940 and 1960. people have lack of confidence in how free markets work, and how neighbors should take care of themselves. it should be coordinate voluntarily with the states. >> it's true that fema is relatively new. it was created in 1979 and has a way of consolidated all the things the federal government did for the local agencies. ron paul believes
that picture is new orleans after katrina. government small enough to drown. it articulates the real word consequences of that kind of governance, and there are lots of republicans that say the same thing, of course when it's their own district or state that will drown and then they will run to the federal government for help. thankfully in a sea of hypocrites, there is always the last honest man unafraid to hold to his most extreme views in the most extreme circumstances, ron paul. >>...
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katrina is another example. he basically says, look, we did okay. it was the democratic leadership in the governor's office, in the mayor's office that really screwed things up in katrina. >> well, maybe we could have him on this show and have a chat. that would be nice. anyway, thank you very much, david, and michael. >>> up next, sarah palin's going hollywood, pitching a tv reality show now. some kind of docudrama about her life in alaska. i think she's posing as kind of a new kind of buffalo bill or annie oakley. i don't think she's running for president. it looks like she wants to be a tv star more than president of -- or maybe both. ] trying to be smart with the family budget? whooa!!!! [ female announcer ] let bounty help. it's thick and absorbent. in lab tests bounty absorbs twice as much as the bargain brand. why use more when you can use less? bring it. with bounty. the thick quicker picker-upper. sea salts vary in color and taste. one tops them all. adding it helps us use less salt than before in campbell's tomato soup while keeping the fa
katrina is another example. he basically says, look, we did okay. it was the democratic leadership in the governor's office, in the mayor's office that really screwed things up in katrina. >> well, maybe we could have him on this show and have a chat. that would be nice. anyway, thank you very much, david, and michael. >>> up next, sarah palin's going hollywood, pitching a tv reality show now. some kind of docudrama about her life in alaska. i think she's posing as kind of a new...
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since katrina. it's exciting. and you know, we were celebrating that little football game we won, last time we were here, we won it right after that. >> we heard about that. >> god, we were celebrating. and then we had that oil spill, so we had some little problems. so we are back to celebrating. things are good. we're having the best year we've had since katrina, and i feel great about it. adelaide is doing great. commander's doing great. our friends around town, not everybody. in the coastal towns, they are suffering. in the panhandle of florida, our friends the fishermen, it's tough. but here in new orleans, things are pretty darn good. >> you can like they're on the upswing. tourism is so important for the overall economy. in terms of food, in terms of the food part of new orleans culture that everyone wants to visit, and this is an institution, how big an issue is it when people worry about the gulf seafood, and what is the availability right now? >> the availability is really great. we really
since katrina. it's exciting. and you know, we were celebrating that little football game we won, last time we were here, we won it right after that. >> we heard about that. >> god, we were celebrating. and then we had that oil spill, so we had some little problems. so we are back to celebrating. things are good. we're having the best year we've had since katrina, and i feel great about it. adelaide is doing great. commander's doing great. our friends around town, not everybody. in...
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you know, katrina didn't knock everybody down. >> ray nagin was mayor of new orleans when hurricane katrina devastated the coast five years ago. i'm going to talk with him live in our next hour about rebuilding efforts and his place in history. did he make mistakes? does he admit to any mistakes? that's next. a take allison jenks to the senior prom in this. one day, i'll park this in a spot reserved for me. it's got 26,000 miles on it now, but i'm gonna take it to a thousand million. [ male announcer ] when you own a certified pre-owned mercedes-benz, chances are they'll own it one day, too. which is why it undergoes such a rigorous inspection to meet our uncompromising standards. one day, i'm gonna drive this to vegas. [ male announcer ] hurry in to your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for 1.99% financing during our certified pre-owned sales event through august 31st. ♪ well, if you come from the hood ♪ ♪ or ya come from the burbs ♪ got the fellas up in here tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ we at the block party having fun ♪ i was just in town for a few days and i was wondering if i could say
you know, katrina didn't knock everybody down. >> ray nagin was mayor of new orleans when hurricane katrina devastated the coast five years ago. i'm going to talk with him live in our next hour about rebuilding efforts and his place in history. did he make mistakes? does he admit to any mistakes? that's next. a take allison jenks to the senior prom in this. one day, i'll park this in a spot reserved for me. it's got 26,000 miles on it now, but i'm gonna take it to a thousand million. [...
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alleging police were told to shoot civilians in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. less than a week before the fifth anniversary, new orleans police are facing even more questions about how they handled the katrina chaos. nbc tom trong has the details. >> reporter: in the confusion and conflict following katrina's la landfall, they faced off civilians that appeared to be looting downtown stores. five years after these images they now said officers were ordered to shoot. >> i can't give you the exact words. it was clear, he specifically said for us to shoot looters. >> reporter: new orleans police captain harry man doza chief riley ordered that in the days after katrina hit. he never relayed the order to his officers. >> i was shocked in the chaos that exists and the circumstances that were prevailing both the citizens and for the police that these orders were going to be issued. >> people were shot and killed by the new orleans police department. >> reporter: in a pbs frontline documentary "law and disorder"thies terrifying and lawless days get another look through
alleging police were told to shoot civilians in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. less than a week before the fifth anniversary, new orleans police are facing even more questions about how they handled the katrina chaos. nbc tom trong has the details. >> reporter: in the confusion and conflict following katrina's la landfall, they faced off civilians that appeared to be looting downtown stores. five years after these images they now said officers were ordered to shoot. >> i can't...
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of course this will be about half of katrina's damage. and of course we know what katrina today and especially the new orleans area. so this is rare territory. and this was a category 1. at one time katrina a category 5. 3 at landfall. so just shows you what happens. even if it's a category 1, if you go in to a very populated area of the country is where this storm made landfall and that's why these numbers are astronomical for on the insurance industry. the loss is just insane. so the storm still lingers today. the damage is all done. a lot of the heavy snow is just about overwith. west virginia, some areas got two to three feet of snow. it remains kind of stuck, though, because the weather pattern that enabled this storm to come at us from the ocean, from the unusual direction, the high pressure, the blocking responsible for this mess is still sitting off the coast. it will take two or three days for the storm to slowly weaken and head up in to canada, but it's a cold morning for everyone without power. there is some of that snow still
of course this will be about half of katrina's damage. and of course we know what katrina today and especially the new orleans area. so this is rare territory. and this was a category 1. at one time katrina a category 5. 3 at landfall. so just shows you what happens. even if it's a category 1, if you go in to a very populated area of the country is where this storm made landfall and that's why these numbers are astronomical for on the insurance industry. the loss is just insane. so the storm...
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. >> you bring up katrina. whose katrina is this? is this the kind of thing that's going to go over to the president, or is this bp's katrina? >> i don't think this is the president. i do think there is a problem, though, for homeland security, which apparently delayed for a week this oil spill plan, moving it in there, miss napolitano was not aware that the defense department had certain assets it could use. obviously, look, this is not barack obama's fault. if anybody's fault, it's bp. but how you dealt with it, that's where bush got in trouble. and i do think there's going to be some second-guessing and some -- you know, comments, on how the administration has handled it since the spill. >> i'm not sure of that, though, pat, because they had 2,000 people in there within days, and 300 boats off the coast, military ships. and they moved pretty darn fast on this one. i just don't think this is going to reverberate politically in that -- the way katrina did for president bush. >> spoken like a true democrat. for the administration. al
. >> you bring up katrina. whose katrina is this? is this the kind of thing that's going to go over to the president, or is this bp's katrina? >> i don't think this is the president. i do think there is a problem, though, for homeland security, which apparently delayed for a week this oil spill plan, moving it in there, miss napolitano was not aware that the defense department had certain assets it could use. obviously, look, this is not barack obama's fault. if anybody's fault,...
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ultimately that must be the legacy of katrina. not one of neglect but of action. not one of indifference but of empathy. not of abandonment but of a community working together to meet shared challenges. >> later in an exclusive with nbc's brian williams, the president addressed the criticism his administration has received for another manmade catastrophe, the bp oil disaster. >> the only thing we had in common we had with the katrina response was thad allen who came in and helped to organization rescue efforts, and he did so, under katrina, he did so for us. but if you look, we had immediately thousands of vessels, tens of thousands of people who are here. and what we're seeing now is we have a lot more work to do. the fact is because of the sturdiness and swiftness of the response, there's a lot less oil hitting the shores and beaches than anybody would have anticipated given the volume that was coming out of the bp oil well. >> but as the administration prepares to hand out billions of dollars to gulf coast residents affected by the oil disaster, another lesson
ultimately that must be the legacy of katrina. not one of neglect but of action. not one of indifference but of empathy. not of abandonment but of a community working together to meet shared challenges. >> later in an exclusive with nbc's brian williams, the president addressed the criticism his administration has received for another manmade catastrophe, the bp oil disaster. >> the only thing we had in common we had with the katrina response was thad allen who came in and helped to...
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. >>> new orleans, five years after katrina, developers predicted a building boom but now some of their worst fears have actually come true. we bring you a live report and take you there next. >>> also ahead, bristol palin's putting on her -- i don't even want to say the words, because it's going to give it away, her something shoes, you fill in the word, but i'll tell you what popular television show he's joining. a day men's 50+ advanta. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving cream works quickly to activate sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals fast for relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of t
. >>> new orleans, five years after katrina, developers predicted a building boom but now some of their worst fears have actually come true. we bring you a live report and take you there next. >>> also ahead, bristol palin's putting on her -- i don't even want to say the words, because it's going to give it away, her something shoes, you fill in the word, but i'll tell you what popular television show he's joining. a day men's 50+ advanta. it's the only complete multivitamin...
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. >> katrina, this combined with website glitches, at the root of the law is something good. parts of it are being executed well. but for people looking for an excuse to not like the law, for people scared about government overreach, for republicans in need of fresh talking points, it's a problem, i think. >> i think there's a lot of political and media hysteria disproportionate to the problems. there's a lot of demagoguing, a lot of intentional misinformation and misleading. if i can go deep structural. >> go deep structural. >> the deep structural is if we had a political system that worked and wasn't polluted by money we would have medicare for all, which works. we would have a country in which governors wouldn't refuse medicaid expansion as 22 states have denying coverage to 3.5 million low in come women. more state exchanges which were working. michael lynn had an interesting piece at roosevelt institute's next new deal, at the heart of it republicans want to indict liberalism and that form of governance and governing. you could look at jerry-rigged aca obama care, if we
. >> katrina, this combined with website glitches, at the root of the law is something good. parts of it are being executed well. but for people looking for an excuse to not like the law, for people scared about government overreach, for republicans in need of fresh talking points, it's a problem, i think. >> i think there's a lot of political and media hysteria disproportionate to the problems. there's a lot of demagoguing, a lot of intentional misinformation and misleading. if i...
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the specter of hurricane katrina is still with us. that's another message from the white house. we all remember the photos of george bush peering out of the helicopter as we passes over flooded areas. barack obama does not want to get in that same situation. therefore he's advising people to take this very seriously. it's not like there's going to be a direct hit on the united states or even on the coastal mainland, it's going to cause enough annoyances that the government is going to get complaints and everyone who can handle those complaints on their own leaves much moreth for federal response. >> thanks and good luck this weekend. >> absolutely. thank you. >> we are awaiting a briefing from mayor michael bloomberg on new york city' storm plans. we just told you that the governor andrew cuomo just order new york city bridges to shut down if winds exceed 60 miles per hour. that includes the george washington bridge and the tappan sooe. stay with us as we continue to bring you the latest on storm preparations. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. full-size t
the specter of hurricane katrina is still with us. that's another message from the white house. we all remember the photos of george bush peering out of the helicopter as we passes over flooded areas. barack obama does not want to get in that same situation. therefore he's advising people to take this very seriously. it's not like there's going to be a direct hit on the united states or even on the coastal mainland, it's going to cause enough annoyances that the government is going to get...
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we saw katrina six years ago today, and the infamous photograph of president george w. bush flying back incidentally an august vacation much like president obama has enjoyed over the past nine days in martha's vineyard and president bush at the crawford, texas, ranch and clearing brush and indulgebing in things for his own relaxation and flying back and having the photograph taken coming back from vacation of him looking back out of the porthole there of the window of air force one. and here locally as well. local politicians are not immune. marian berry, the mayor back in 1997 and his second term, martin, a snowstorm here, and where was he? at the super bowl, and playing tennis and indulging in things that got him in trouble later, and so -- >> indeed. >> and with crisis comes opportunity as the recent denizen of the west wing said, rahm emanuel. and translating to another context you see president obama carefully getting out ahead to outline the preparations and outlining that fema was repositioning resources to save time, because you don't know where the hurricane wi
we saw katrina six years ago today, and the infamous photograph of president george w. bush flying back incidentally an august vacation much like president obama has enjoyed over the past nine days in martha's vineyard and president bush at the crawford, texas, ranch and clearing brush and indulgebing in things for his own relaxation and flying back and having the photograph taken coming back from vacation of him looking back out of the porthole there of the window of air force one. and here...
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obama's katrina was supposed to be the oil spill, well this was new orleans katrina. they were promised a lot. they watched haley barbour in their neighboring state of mississippi get a lot of money per capita, there's frustration here there,'s frustration elsewhere in the nation that they have received too much, especially if you read some of the emails that come in to us on occasion. so the president will try to lay out what he views as some of the mistakes in funding and the broken promises of the past. >>hat do you think we're going to see? >> it's an appropriate time having just gotten here to mark this anniversary, to take a brief look back, but mostly look at what has changed, look at what has gotten better. anne thompson is going to update us on this other crisis, can't believe louisianans are deal with the oil spill offshore and we'll have all the other day's news for you tonight on nbc's "nightly news." >> do you at least have a dinner reservation when "nightly news" is over tonight? >> mrs. williams is on this trip, so we're going to doiggedy do some resear
obama's katrina was supposed to be the oil spill, well this was new orleans katrina. they were promised a lot. they watched haley barbour in their neighboring state of mississippi get a lot of money per capita, there's frustration here there,'s frustration elsewhere in the nation that they have received too much, especially if you read some of the emails that come in to us on occasion. so the president will try to lay out what he views as some of the mistakes in funding and the broken promises...
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of hurricane katrina, can you speak specifically about what was learned then that helped you in the federal government to be better prepared? >> well, you have to give credit to congress who one, passed the post hurricane katrina legislation to give clarity to the fema mission, but also cleared up issues that are considered issues if we should wait for the governor to deplete all of the resources before federal assistance and then at this point respond or get it going earlier and not wait for the declaration without waiting for the state to be overwhelmed to be ready. this is one of the keys that we have learned is that when we know there is a disaster that could occur, and again, we are working off of the forecast, is not to wait until the state says that we are going to need help. part of it but i getting the team into the state was the counter parts of the governors' teams getting ready and getting there earlier we have a better time to know what to anticipate and get the team in place if we have impact to go right to work. that is as well as repositioning resources to mo them in
of hurricane katrina, can you speak specifically about what was learned then that helped you in the federal government to be better prepared? >> well, you have to give credit to congress who one, passed the post hurricane katrina legislation to give clarity to the fema mission, but also cleared up issues that are considered issues if we should wait for the governor to deplete all of the resources before federal assistance and then at this point respond or get it going earlier and not wait...
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>> back to katrina and the year after. >> i signed six months post-katrina, when the city was still very much kind of in it shambles. you know, i just remember you kind of looked around and like there's a lot of work to do. for me and for my wife, we felt like it was a calling, to have the opportunity to come here. to not only play football here and to help the organization kind of rebuild itself but also to jump in the community and do whatever we could to do our part in helping the city come back better than it ever was before. you know, this city and its people have embraced us in a way i can't even describe. we're just trying to get back what new orleans has given us. >> you see that in your teammates, guys wanting to dive into the community and help out. >> more so on this team than any other. just because of, number one, the quality of the guys, and, number two, there's so much need. so the guys see that and recognize that, and in turn they go out in the community, and they're constantly lending a helping hand. >> finally, are you worried about the bucs? >> i'm always worried about
>> back to katrina and the year after. >> i signed six months post-katrina, when the city was still very much kind of in it shambles. you know, i just remember you kind of looked around and like there's a lot of work to do. for me and for my wife, we felt like it was a calling, to have the opportunity to come here. to not only play football here and to help the organization kind of rebuild itself but also to jump in the community and do whatever we could to do our part in helping...
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he went from 75% in 2002 and at this point in his second presidency was 39% around the time of katrina. democratic pollster. all right, guys. october shock waves is the theme of both of those polls. i went through the president's numbers, fred. for a long time he had just stayed above water when it comes to all of the washington mess. he was at the end of the day seen as somebody at least outside of it a little bit. not anymore. >> you had a shut down that was finished for a purpose and most voters don't know why. you have a health care roll out that doesn't seem to be going well and as the poll showed, 50% of americans think it's likely to shut down again next year. yes, i think the president has been dragged into that thing that people feel about washington right now. >> there is no such thing as a see saw in american politics right now. it's a race to the bottom in the same poll that had record low approval ratings for the president. we hit yet another record low in the republican brand numbers. are we in this vicious cycle of a race to the bottom? >> yeah. first of all i think you
he went from 75% in 2002 and at this point in his second presidency was 39% around the time of katrina. democratic pollster. all right, guys. october shock waves is the theme of both of those polls. i went through the president's numbers, fred. for a long time he had just stayed above water when it comes to all of the washington mess. he was at the end of the day seen as somebody at least outside of it a little bit. not anymore. >> you had a shut down that was finished for a purpose and...
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because obviously, katrina was catastrophic. and i've been very careful not to compare the bp response to katrina's response. but still, it was disheartening to say the least in both instances. this is a city that gets the hell kicked out of it time and time again. >> well, you know, if you examine the history of new orleans, this city has a history of getting hit by disasters and overcoming them over a period of 300 years. this is the site of the last yellow fever epidemic on the north american continent. you could argue that the let the good times roll culture built on an awareness of impending disaster. we have survived a lot of them but the worst disasters in new orleans' history have been at the hands of outside human forces, not of nature. >> harry, thank you. your film "the big easy" opening tonight in theaters nationwide. >> thank you, harry. >> up next, what we learned. [ female announcer ] stay once... stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free n
because obviously, katrina was catastrophic. and i've been very careful not to compare the bp response to katrina's response. but still, it was disheartening to say the least in both instances. this is a city that gets the hell kicked out of it time and time again. >> well, you know, if you examine the history of new orleans, this city has a history of getting hit by disasters and overcoming them over a period of 300 years. this is the site of the last yellow fever epidemic on the north...
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. >>> plus, katrina. five years later. we're still learning more about the chaos and the violence down there in the days after the storm. we're going to go down to new orleans for a report on what's changed and what hasn't. and finally, let me kwsh the majesty of martin luther king's "i have a dream speech requests. e elijah cummings. ladies and gentlemen, news for you just breaking in. the "news week" poll just coming in. i don't know if this is good news or bad news, congresswoman. the numbers are dead even now in the generic vote. are you going to vote republican or are you going to democrat this fall? dead even. knowing history that's bad for the democrats. proportion. your thoughts. how does it look for your party. congresswoman? >> well. obviously we're facing a challenging environment. both because of the economy, but also traditionally a midterm election like this one, the authority in power loses seats. race by race, the generic ballot is one thing. when you go head-to-head, our members are doing very well. both i
. >>> plus, katrina. five years later. we're still learning more about the chaos and the violence down there in the days after the storm. we're going to go down to new orleans for a report on what's changed and what hasn't. and finally, let me kwsh the majesty of martin luther king's "i have a dream speech requests. e elijah cummings. ladies and gentlemen, news for you just breaking in. the "news week" poll just coming in. i don't know if this is good news or bad news,...
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>>> and katrina five years later. >> it's not about rich people, poor people. it's about people. >> we need help, sir. we really do. we need help. >> with us, nbc nightly news anchor and managing editor, brian williams. and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. immigration and border security could well decide tomorrow's republican primary in arizona. senator john mccain has made a hard move to the right to counter former congressman j.d. haywor hayworth. mccain has a 20-point lead after spending $21 million on the primary battle alone. the tea party favorite isn't going down without a fight. nbc's kelly o'donnell is live in phoenix and interviewed john mccain. what's the senator have to say about this big move on immigration? >> reporter: well, john mccain bristles when he's challenged about moving hard to the right. that's criticism he's been taking for quite a while now and he argues against it. it's a more nuance position. in interviewing him i think he threaded a needle perhaps. what he basically is saying is that he's always supported trying t
>>> and katrina five years later. >> it's not about rich people, poor people. it's about people. >> we need help, sir. we really do. we need help. >> with us, nbc nightly news anchor and managing editor, brian williams. and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. immigration and border security could well decide tomorrow's republican primary in arizona. senator john mccain has made a hard move to the right to counter former congressman j.d. haywor hayworth....
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and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and they're working on it. i also asked, with the money that comes to towns for recovery, like to rebuild their boardwalks or their municipal buildings if they've lost it or their streets, i think there's a 25% state and local match. so we've asked and i believe the governor asked today that that be waived. a lot of these towns are very small and they can't afford that 25% match. so there's a lot of cooperation going on. >> and when you're making those calls, somebody's answering your calls and you're getting responses? >> i literally called fema, when i walked into
and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and...
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he coordinated military relief efforts for hurricane katrina. general, thanks for being here. >> good to be with you, al. >> tell me, what are you seeing as this storm slams into the new jersey coast? >> i think this is another history making moment. we're watching history be made and recording it. because of the size of the storm and the enormous amount of population underneath that storm as it come ashore, we are riding the bar for how we will respond and prepare for storms like this in the future. again, my biggest concern is the elderly, disabled, and poor people who did not evacuate and right now their lights are going out and they may not be prepared as they should be. it's the 29th of the month. their food is running low and didn't have the money to restock. they will need help in the coming hours once this storm passes and the challenge will be how do we get food and evacuation to that needed population? >> so the challenge for those cities, states, and fema is how to deal with getting whatever necessary help is needed for the elderly an
he coordinated military relief efforts for hurricane katrina. general, thanks for being here. >> good to be with you, al. >> tell me, what are you seeing as this storm slams into the new jersey coast? >> i think this is another history making moment. we're watching history be made and recording it. because of the size of the storm and the enormous amount of population underneath that storm as it come ashore, we are riding the bar for how we will respond and prepare for storms...
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in katrina and the iraq war, people died. thousands of people died combined in those events. nobody has died because the website is crashing. it's just a strange way of looking at the world. the numbers you put up are revealing. and even in kentucky, they're signing up something like a thousand people a day. and these numbers are starting to add up. these are people who a week ago did not have health insurance. they went about their day knowing that if they got sick or they got into an accident or something bad happened to them, that they were not covered. that's something that you have in the back of your mind constantly. those people now have health insurance. and we're getting under the thousands and and the medicaid expansion. you're well into the millions. >> well into the millions. people don't just have to go to the websites. they can call. clearly the glitches was a messup, but clearly people are getting through and to compare that as you said to things that cost human lives is unbelievable. they're going even further
in katrina and the iraq war, people died. thousands of people died combined in those events. nobody has died because the website is crashing. it's just a strange way of looking at the world. the numbers you put up are revealing. and even in kentucky, they're signing up something like a thousand people a day. and these numbers are starting to add up. these are people who a week ago did not have health insurance. they went about their day knowing that if they got sick or they got into an accident...
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there's been about 400 major declared taerts since katrina. now the natural disasters are being linked with a manmade disaster like a levee failure or in japan's case the nuclear power. politics does play a role. my fundamental concern is nothing has changed. no laws have changed and it could happen again. >> let me ask you, if i read your book, what am i going to learn that i didn't know before? >> you're going to learn about some heroes that most people don't know about. the police department, the first responders. you're going to learn about how we brought a city back from being almost totally devastated. you're going to learn about some of the political struggles and what happened behind the scenes. >> ray nagin thank you. i hope you sign the book for me. >> it's on create space on amazon. self-published through create space a division of amazon. you can get it online. >> soon, you and i have to talk about the incredible contribution of the latino community in rebuilding new orleans and louisiana and mississippi including the undocumented.
there's been about 400 major declared taerts since katrina. now the natural disasters are being linked with a manmade disaster like a levee failure or in japan's case the nuclear power. politics does play a role. my fundamental concern is nothing has changed. no laws have changed and it could happen again. >> let me ask you, if i read your book, what am i going to learn that i didn't know before? >> you're going to learn about some heroes that most people don't know about. the...
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it's been coordinated unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard governor christie, who is a republican with president obama working together, and that's how it's been from the president, to the governor, to the counties and the towns. one of the things that i did today was talk to fema about trying to get an office and staff person in various parts of the district today, and they're working on it, and with the money that comes to downs for recovery to rebuild board walks or municipal buildings, i think there is a 25% state and local match. so we ask that that be waived. many of the towns are small and can't afford that. so there's a lot of cooperation going on. >> when you're making those calls, someone is answering your call and you're getting responses -- >> i literally called the fema while i walked into the nbc building today and they called me back in ten minutes. >> i know you were personally evacuated, i know you're back without power, good luck to you, stay in touch. >> thank you. >> for reference, this is the sixth district
it's been coordinated unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard governor christie, who is a republican with president obama working together, and that's how it's been from the president, to the governor, to the counties and the towns. one of the things that i did today was talk to fema about trying to get an office and staff person in various parts of the district today, and they're working on it, and with the money that comes to downs for recovery to rebuild board walks or...
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thank you to howard, katrina, and david. that's all for "now." see you back tomorrow when i'm joined by richard wolffe, maggie haberman, chris smith, jamie ruben, and author dave berry. "andrea mitchell reports" is coming up next. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. a wand, some wings, soup with good things. sidewalks and doodles and wholesome noodles. puddles and pails and yes, puppy dog tails. for a lunch like this, there's a hug and a kiss. because that's what happy kids are made of. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. we create easy to use, powerful trading tools for all. look at these streaming charts! they're totally customizable and they let you visualize what might happen next. that's genius! strategies, chains, positions. we put 'em all on one screen! could we make placing a trade any easier? mmmm...could we? open an account today and get a free 13-month e ibd™ subscription when you call 1-888-280-0157 now. optionsxpress by charles schwab. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports,"
thank you to howard, katrina, and david. that's all for "now." see you back tomorrow when i'm joined by richard wolffe, maggie haberman, chris smith, jamie ruben, and author dave berry. "andrea mitchell reports" is coming up next. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. a wand, some wings, soup with good things. sidewalks and doodles and wholesome noodles. puddles and pails and yes, puppy dog tails. for a lunch like this, there's a...
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still with me, kenji yoshino, katrina vanden heuvel, igor volskey. i heard he did it to save the court. save the court from one? >> the deficit and ledgitimacle. bush versus gore, gonzalez versus carhartt, the ptial birth abortion decision. where you get the partisan 5-4s that gradually dim irn the idea the court is just there to hand down the law. so here i think he did save the legitimacy of the court. >> he wanted to be the umpire. so he was very clear that his national sort of understanding of how the supreme court is meant to act is umpire, not as activist. >> he said to jeffrey rosen when he looked back over the past chief justices, it was very humbling. he saw each one of them or many of them get captured or get threatened with capture at some point in his career. he was trying to avoid that and broke ranks to do that. and briar and kagan broke ranks as well on the spending clause portion of the decision. this is a very good decision from my point of view in the sense that i don't think it's good to live in a country where i can point to supre
still with me, kenji yoshino, katrina vanden heuvel, igor volskey. i heard he did it to save the court. save the court from one? >> the deficit and ledgitimacle. bush versus gore, gonzalez versus carhartt, the ptial birth abortion decision. where you get the partisan 5-4s that gradually dim irn the idea the court is just there to hand down the law. so here i think he did save the legitimacy of the court. >> he wanted to be the umpire. so he was very clear that his national sort of...
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katrina, what do you think? >> i think it's cynical, and i think this government can't be run in this jump-start way. they just want more time so they can go about continuing to demonize the role of government. so i think we need a better answer. and the danger is, ed, they're going to cut the very programs i was just talking about, those that have made this a more civilized country. instead of cutting social security, we should be expanding it. we should be building out obama care, a program that they are terrified will be so successful that they've just spent the last year defunding, degrading, and now trying to repeal anti-democratically. >> clarence, what do you think? >> i'm so happy to see boehner and the rest take some move in the direction of common sense. i ham hesitant to criticize this as cynical, but there are cynical elements they are focused on the debt ceiling and not on the shutdown. they need to restore everything. >> e.j., isn't this a time for the democrats to be strong? are they in a position
katrina, what do you think? >> i think it's cynical, and i think this government can't be run in this jump-start way. they just want more time so they can go about continuing to demonize the role of government. so i think we need a better answer. and the danger is, ed, they're going to cut the very programs i was just talking about, those that have made this a more civilized country. instead of cutting social security, we should be expanding it. we should be building out obama care, a...
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>> this is worse than katrina, ed. i'd much rather have another katrina than this situation right now. it's terrible. everybody in the area including everybody from the mississippi delta around to pensacola now has this impending feeling of doom. this thing is growing every day. they can't stop it. 5 million barrels a day, and in four weeks if they don't stop it, this thing at this rate will surpass exon valxon valdez. you've had how many cancelations so far this year not based on just the water but base the on fear it's not going to be a fun time? tell us about that. >> i normally carry 150 people to the island on a day like today. school's not quite out yet in this region. summer begins in couple weeks. i had 23 people on a 300-passenger boat today going out to the island, an incredibly beautiful seashore in this region. >> your family has owned this business -- >> school cancelations -- >> your family has owned this business for some 80 years. >> that's right. >> when the congress starts talking about liability and
>> this is worse than katrina, ed. i'd much rather have another katrina than this situation right now. it's terrible. everybody in the area including everybody from the mississippi delta around to pensacola now has this impending feeling of doom. this thing is growing every day. they can't stop it. 5 million barrels a day, and in four weeks if they don't stop it, this thing at this rate will surpass exon valxon valdez. you've had how many cancelations so far this year not based on just...
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no different on hurricane katrina. that's pathetic. >> four years after the hurricane, and there's no full service hospital in new orleans. that's inexcusable. that is inexcusable. >> that is pathetic. >> inexcusable. >> and that comeback is pathetic. who does he think he's talking to, the washington press corps? these are people -- these people aren't stupid. these people have been suffering for years, and he's telling them, oh, what do you expect me to do, write a check? my god, look at the money we've been through the past nine months. unbelievable. >> we're headed there in a couple of weeks. >> they should declare themselves an automobile dealership. >> they should. no, a hedge fund broker. >> there you go. >> because they sure as hell figured out a way to get a hell of a lot of money to hedge fund people. >> i have a story about him coming up. the town hall, it wasn't just the adults getting in on the action. here's one of the most pointed questions to the president in a long time, and it came from a fourth grader
no different on hurricane katrina. that's pathetic. >> four years after the hurricane, and there's no full service hospital in new orleans. that's inexcusable. that is inexcusable. >> that is pathetic. >> inexcusable. >> and that comeback is pathetic. who does he think he's talking to, the washington press corps? these are people -- these people aren't stupid. these people have been suffering for years, and he's telling them, oh, what do you expect me to do, write a...
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but i think one, to your point, katrina, it is important not to conflate the failure of this rollout because it has been a failed rollout, i think. >> internet rollout. >> the internet rollout, with the failure of the affordable care act. to that degree, the medicaid expansion is a huge, huge piece of this. the state-run exchanges are a huge piece too. when we talk about the rollout and the problems the administration has not accounted for, part of this is also the way -- the sort of nature of government today, which is so ham strung by various bureaucracie bureaucracies. the reason cgi was given this task to build this website and not a probably better, more savvy tech firm, to some degree, according to our very own chuck todd, is because people who once worked in the administration were not allowed to bid on the process. you got a third-tier group -- a canadian group -- not that all canadians are bad. no hating on canada. but you didn't get the best people for the job. >> you're reading my mind, alex. i was thinking as i was listening to you all talk that i was waiting for the comp
but i think one, to your point, katrina, it is important not to conflate the failure of this rollout because it has been a failed rollout, i think. >> internet rollout. >> the internet rollout, with the failure of the affordable care act. to that degree, the medicaid expansion is a huge, huge piece of this. the state-run exchanges are a huge piece too. when we talk about the rollout and the problems the administration has not accounted for, part of this is also the way -- the sort...
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before katrina and after katrina. >> yeah. >> what are the main lessons that we have learned from that tragedy, as you prepare a major metropolitan area for something like this? >> well, most people forget about katrina. when that was over, when the hurricane passed through, people were celebrating. said it was no big deal. it was only when the waters rose and the levees gave in that the disaster struck. and so people -- once the hurricane passes, that doesn't mean you're out of danger. you know, there's a few hours where the flooding starts to take effect, and depending how high it goes -- and i've seen it in philadelphia as high as 10 feet. that can cause huge problems. you know, and the only way to evacuate at that point is by boat. >> john timoney, former miami police chief and former nypd first commissioner. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, chris. >>> coming up -- dick cheney's book. just in time to profit from it, september 11. >>> and what may be the single creepiest thing discovered inside a dictator's lair, creepier than stuffed animals or golden statues. gadhafi's appa
before katrina and after katrina. >> yeah. >> what are the main lessons that we have learned from that tragedy, as you prepare a major metropolitan area for something like this? >> well, most people forget about katrina. when that was over, when the hurricane passed through, people were celebrating. said it was no big deal. it was only when the waters rose and the levees gave in that the disaster struck. and so people -- once the hurricane passes, that doesn't mean you're out...
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about 80% of the city was covered with water during katrina. and the army corps of engineers is well on its way to improving the city's levy system to protect us from a hundred-year hurricane which is much smaller than even katrina. >> i heard new orleans mayor ray nagin talking. he said the project to get new orleans back up to full speed is at least five years away. what happens if another hurricane comes along? >> well, that's still the big question. if another major hurricane comes along and there is continued flooding the way there was during katrina, it's going to be very difficult for the city to recover again. the hope is that really was a once-in-a-generation event, and that by the time the next major one comes along, that even greater improvements to the levy system and coastal restoration efforts is able to be done. >> right. mark, you sent us a picture of your lake view home right in the aftermath of katrina. tell me what you're seeing. >> that actually is a foet co-a couple weeks after katrina when i and my family were able to get
about 80% of the city was covered with water during katrina. and the army corps of engineers is well on its way to improving the city's levy system to protect us from a hundred-year hurricane which is much smaller than even katrina. >> i heard new orleans mayor ray nagin talking. he said the project to get new orleans back up to full speed is at least five years away. what happens if another hurricane comes along? >> well, that's still the big question. if another major hurricane...
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we sing that song oh, this is obama's katrina or this is cheney's katrina. is one or the other closer to being the truth and ultimately does it matter? >> well, i do think it matters, because the answer to that question leads you to what is the solution. obviously they both do. i mean, i think cheney's left a legacy of corrupt officials throughout this agency has made the agency incapable of acting properly, incapable of being independent. so that's there. but you know what? cheney's not going to change. he's old news. obama can. and i think if we recognize that obama erred in putting salazar in charge of this critical agency, a man with deep, deep ties to the oil industry, and secondly he erred in listening to salazar and opening up the atlantic coast, the eastern gulf coast of mexico and the arctic in alaska to new offshore oil drilling. that was a mistake. the good news is the president can reverse course. we're early in that process. he can do that. >> he can reform the mineral management service and frankly he can ask ken salazar to step down in the wak
we sing that song oh, this is obama's katrina or this is cheney's katrina. is one or the other closer to being the truth and ultimately does it matter? >> well, i do think it matters, because the answer to that question leads you to what is the solution. obviously they both do. i mean, i think cheney's left a legacy of corrupt officials throughout this agency has made the agency incapable of acting properly, incapable of being independent. so that's there. but you know what? cheney's not...
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joining me now, katrina vanden heuvel. author of the book "change i believe in." congratulations on that. >> thank you, ed. >> all right. is this a turning point in any way, shape or form for the republicans, with newt being the front-runner right now? and this big stumble by mitt romney? your thoughts. >> i think it's too early to tell. we've seen bullets before. there's still time to take newt down some. i still think in iowa ron paul has a chance to come in first. has the best field to ground operation, may bring in new caucusgoers. for romney, that moment, i don't know if your viewers remember, when his father came back from vietnam in 1967, mitt romney's father, his father said, i was brainwashed. he was out of that race. the campaign ended. i don't know if the campaign ends for mitt romney. boy, is he clueless. $10,000 is one-fifth of the median income of an iowa family. he didn't know it. they're out of touch in general with the state of economic pain and problems in this country and the solutions they offer are from a reality show, a bad one. >> i want to
joining me now, katrina vanden heuvel. author of the book "change i believe in." congratulations on that. >> thank you, ed. >> all right. is this a turning point in any way, shape or form for the republicans, with newt being the front-runner right now? and this big stumble by mitt romney? your thoughts. >> i think it's too early to tell. we've seen bullets before. there's still time to take newt down some. i still think in iowa ron paul has a chance to come in first....
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george bush at least admit he had some sins like katrina. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. walmart checks other stores' prices so we can save on all our game time favorites. and if there is a better price out there, they'll even match it. which means come game time... ...i'm just as ready as he is. game time costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. announcer: there's having it done. then there's doing it yourself and saving. it's about sawdust in your boots, paint in your hair and no holes in your wallet. - man: whew! - we've lowered prices throughout the store, giving you all the tools you need and the bragging rights you deserve. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. save 20 bucks with a new lower price on the kohler forte kitchen faucet. all over the country, discover card customers are getting 5% cashback bonus at grocery stores. now, more than ever it pays to discover. >>> back to "hardball." time for "the sideshow." regrets, i've had a few. george w. bush gave a speech for money in montreal yesterday where he offered up something
george bush at least admit he had some sins like katrina. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. walmart checks other stores' prices so we can save on all our game time favorites. and if there is a better price out there, they'll even match it. which means come game time... ...i'm just as ready as he is. game time costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. announcer: there's having it done. then there's doing it yourself and saving. it's about sawdust in your boots,...
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documentary "the big uneasy" and the engineer who says if you thought the levees that gave way during katrina were bad wait until you see the pumps on the new levees. >> the more we ran these pumps the more they failed. >> our guests harry shearer and maria garzino. >>> the hong kong apple daily does the blago trial. "fridays with thurber" and the conclusion of "the night the ghost got in." and the epic return of this countdown hall of famer now fully rehabilitated and living -- oh, boy. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >>> good evening from new york. the national reaction to new polls showing that the number of americans unsure of president obama's religion were sure that -- or sure he is muslim is growing and offers an explanation for why this has been growing. our fifth story tonight, cnn, the most trusted name in news decided to book a man on this question whose religious views on islam are so toxic he was disinvited from the pentagon's national day of prayer. and then they asked him whether he believes obama is a christian. the man was franklin graham son of famed evangeli
documentary "the big uneasy" and the engineer who says if you thought the levees that gave way during katrina were bad wait until you see the pumps on the new levees. >> the more we ran these pumps the more they failed. >> our guests harry shearer and maria garzino. >>> the hong kong apple daily does the blago trial. "fridays with thurber" and the conclusion of "the night the ghost got in." and the epic return of this countdown hall of famer...
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. >> five years after the devastation from hurricane katrina new orleans is experiencing a renaissance and small business owners are leading the way. >> new orleans is becoming this national laboratory of the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. >> it's created an energying synergy of committed natives as well as the very enterprising newcomers. >> those that stayed in new orleans, like matt from turbo squid and ken from iseatz were pioneers. >> it made it feel like we were rebuilding something from the ground up. >> when everyone else was fleeing and businesses were closing left and right and the news was piling on about who's leaving town next, i said you know, i'm going to do something right. this is an opportunity for me to take a gamble. but for me to do something i believe in. >> and today, while other cities are struggling to stay afloat in this tough economy, new orleans has been growing, thanks to a low cost of living, generous tax credits and a rich culture. >> you can start a business for 30% to 40% less than new york or san francisco, so why offshore when you can off
. >> five years after the devastation from hurricane katrina new orleans is experiencing a renaissance and small business owners are leading the way. >> new orleans is becoming this national laboratory of the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. >> it's created an energying synergy of committed natives as well as the very enterprising newcomers. >> those that stayed in new orleans, like matt from turbo squid and ken from iseatz were pioneers. >> it made it...